Category: Dog Bites

Dog attacks are dangerous in at least three ways. They cause immediate traumatic injury, lead to psychological issues and often pose additional health complications. Even when a bite seems to have barely scratched the surface of your skin, consider having it checked by a physician to avoid complications. A lot can happen in and outside the

Getting attacked by a dangerous dog is frightening and it tends to happen quickly. You just have to react, and you don’t have that much time to think about it. For this reason, it’s often wise to consider what you should do in advance. This way, if the event does occur, you know exactly what steps

Children are more vulnerable to severe dog bites than adults. They are smaller and therefore easier for dogs to overpower. Additionally, they often act in unpredictable ways that can make dogs more aggressive or defensive. As if being at higher risk wasn’t bad enough, children often suffer worse consequences after a dog bite attack. What

If you’re bitten by a dog, having that bite turn infected can make things far more dangerous. For instance, an infection can turn septic, which is a life-threatening complication. You must take something like this seriously and get medical attention as soon as you believe it may be infected. But how do you know if it’s

Dog bites happen to people. The person may have been walking and minding their own business. A child may have been on the other side of a fence surrounding the dog-owner’s property when the dog snaps at and bites the child. While dog bites are too common, the victims may not know what they can

After a dog attack, the idea of the dog having a “vicious propensity” may become a very important part of any personal injury case. It can help to determine who was at fault for the incident and what could have been done to prevent it. But what, exactly, does this term mean? The Dog Exhibited

Many children who grow up around dogs look back fondly on their canine childhood companions as adults. But unfortunately, a dog bite or attack can wipe out all those happy memories and replace them with terror and horrific scars. But parents can and should teach their children how to interact in safer ways with their

Pit bulls have become a rather controversial dog breed for a few reasons. On one side, you have those who believe these dogs are dangerous and pose a risk to people who come near them. On the other side, you have those who love pit bulls and claim that the problem is that people do